Its products are sold in more than 35 countries across the globe. Total employment at the company is 275. Total revenue is nearly $100 million.

The Acurite brand of weather monitoring equipment is among the product lines offered by the Primex Family of Cos. based in Lake Geneva.(Photo: Courtesy of Primex Family of Cos.)

In Lake Geneva, the company has product development, marketing, sales and service as well as distribution operations.

The company sees its Lake Geneva headquarters location as an advantage.

"The advantage to being based in southern Wisconsin is that we can attract outstanding talent from Chicagoland, Milwaukee, Madison, Rockford and surrounding communities," Beth Luther, the company's chief people officer, said in an email. "Candidates are attracted to the community in Lake Geneva, the relaxed 'lake town' atmosphere and of course, less traffic.

"The location also allows the company to "provide our employees with a family-focused culture and value work-life balance," Luther added.

Here's a closer look at the company's divisions:

Klockit

The company describes Klockit as "the world’s leading supplier of clock parts and accessories to clockmakers and hobbyists around the globe."

Klockit's Lake Geneva storefront location "is regarded as a must-see destination" for woodworkers and hobbyists, the company says.

Chaney Instrument

Founded in 1943, Chaney is a manufacturer of precision time, temperature and weather products. It became part of the Primex Family in 1987. Primex says Chaney is one of the largest manufacturers of quartz clock movements in the United States, with annual output of more than 10 million motors.

"Chaney pioneered the ability for consumers to enjoy atomic clock accuracy and convenience in their homes," the company says.

The AcuRite brand and its time, temperature and weather devices are the company's fastest-growing category. The target audience is the growing segment of people who increasingly are taking up outdoor pursuits.

AcuRite products are sold at retailers including Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's, Amazon, Costco, Kohl's and others, the company said.

The company says it has enhanced many of its weather products with internet connectivity, "allowing users to access their AcuRite sensor data from anywhere in the world using a smartphone, computer or tablet."

Primex Wireless

Primex Wireless is a provider of environmental monitoring and time synchronization technologies designed to help manage facilities such as hospitals and schools.

Primex Wireless has its roots in wireless clock synchronization, but it also provides continuous temperature monitoring, and automated room temperature and humidity monitoring.

Primex Wireless has over 14,500 customers in 26 countries, including more than 10,000 schools and 30% of the health-care organizations registered with the American Hospital Association.

"Precise time is imperative in hospital settings for a variety of medical reasons, so it is important that they have the exact time in those facilities," Luther said. "Another example (of a Primex Wireless product) would be sensors for temperature control in locations where they need to keep medicine or other medical related items at a specific temperature."